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For 90 years, McGinnis Lochridge has served to protect the interests of our clients in continuously changing landscapes including cutting-edge technology, oil and gas litigation, regulatory matters and more. The quality of our work is reflected in our clients’ long-lasting loyalty and in our top-tier external rankings.

Michael Shaunessy represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation, employment litigation, as well as suing and defending governmental entities. He is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law and tries a wide range of cases involving breach of contract, tortious interference with business relations, fraud and business disparagement. His trial work has also resulted in successful outcomes in cases involving securities fraud and professional liability.

For more than 20 years, he has successfully defended employers from claims of sexual harassment, sex discrimination, race discrimination, as well as violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act. He has successfully defended claims brought against governmental group risk pools, counties, a state university, cities and school districts. He has successfully brought claims against state agencies, including invalidation of contracts and has recovered large judgments for entities doing business with the state of Texas.

Michael has been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, a Thomson Reuters service, (2003-2005) and was one of three finalists for the Texas Bar Foundation's 2007 Dan Price Award.

Obtained a summary judgment in federal court in Dallas on behalf of a news organization in a case where the plaintiff, a former employee, made claims for discrimination based on race and national origin under Title VII, violation of the Family Medical Leave Act, breach of contract and defamation.

Obtained jury verdict in favor of employer on claims of race discrimination and retaliation.

Represented court appointed receiver of foreign currency trading company in which over 600 investors lost more than $30 million dollars. Served as lead counsel in various suits that resulted in total recoveries of over $33 million dollars.

Represented receiver and obtained $8.5 million settlement from a national law firm for benefit of defrauded investors.

Successfully challenged legality of city of Dallas franchise ordinance applicability to telecommunications carrier.

Successful representation of the National Newspaper Association in defending the constitutionality of electronic publishing provisions of the 1996 Federal Telecommunications Act.

Obtained and defended on appeal multi-million dollar judgment based on common law fraud and usury.

Practice Areas

Complex Business Litigation

Our business litigation work spans trial and appellate courts at the state and federal level, and participation in arbitration proceedings. Clients from a broad range of industries rely on McGinnis Lochridge for seasoned litigation and…

Professional Liability Litigation

Our attorneys have decades of experience dedicated to defending and advising professionals, including local, regional and national firms, everything from the large, established Texas law firm to the individual practitioner. We understand that a professional…

Education & Public Law

Educational institutions must manage a broad range of business functions from human resources to real estate and asset management. Accordingly, their business and legal challenges are often quite similar to those of large corporations and cities.…

Employment Law

Managing your workforce is a complex and ever-changing challenge, and our Employment Law Practice Group can guide you through it all. McGinnis Lochridge lawyers provide legal representation and counsel to employers of all sizes, both…